Sec. 401.312. LICENSED ASSISTANTS. (a) The commission by rule may establish minimum qualifications for licensed assistants in speech-language pathology and in audiology.
(b) A licensed assistant in speech-language pathology or in audiology must meet the minimum qualifications established by the commission.
(c) A licensed assistant in speech-language pathology shall work under the direction of a licensed speech-language pathologist.
(d) The qualifications for licensing as a licensed assistant in speech-language pathology must be uniform and be less stringent than the requirements under this chapter for a speech-language pathologist license.
(e) A licensed assistant in audiology shall work under the direction of a licensed audiologist.
(f) The qualifications for licensing as a licensed assistant in audiology must be uniform and be less stringent than the requirements under this chapter for an audiologist license.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.072, eff. September 1, 2015.
Last modified: September 28, 2016